diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 5c4f98bd..56080f46 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 #   (optional) URL used by the plugin to know where to authenticate the service user.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*memcached_servers*]
+#   (optinal) a list of memcached server(s) to use for caching. If left
+#   undefined, tokens will instead be cached in-process.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*host*]
 #   (optional) The aodh api bind address.
 #   Defaults to 0.0.0.0
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ class aodh::api (
   $keystone_password            = false,
   $keystone_auth_uri            = false,
   $keystone_auth_url            = $::os_service_default,
+  $memcached_servers            = $::os_service_default,
   $keystone_project_domain_name = 'default',
   $keystone_user_domain_name    = 'default',
   $keystone_auth_type           = 'password',
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ class aodh::api (
     'keystone_authtoken/auth_type'           : value => $keystone_auth_type;
     'keystone_authtoken/username'            : value => $keystone_user;
     'keystone_authtoken/password'            : value => $keystone_password, secret => true;
+    'keystone_authtoken/memcached_servers'   : value => join(any2array($memcached_servers), ',');
     'api/host'                               : value => $host;
     'api/port'                               : value => $port;
   }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/keystone-authtoken-memcached-5c6b99784f80be7f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/keystone-authtoken-memcached-5c6b99784f80be7f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..affc340c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/keystone-authtoken-memcached-5c6b99784f80be7f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Added the ability to manage the memcached servers
+    for keystone_authtoken in aodh::api
diff --git a/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
index 9156b1a6..460699aa 100644
--- a/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ describe 'aodh::api' do
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('keystone_authtoken/project_domain_name').with_value( params[:keystone_project_domain_name] )
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('keystone_authtoken/user_domain_name').with_value( params[:keystone_user_domain_name] )
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('keystone_authtoken/auth_type').with_value( params[:keystone_auth_type] )
+      is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('keystone_authtoken/memcached_servers').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/host').with_value( params[:host] )
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/port').with_value( params[:port] )
     end
@@ -146,6 +147,17 @@ describe 'aodh::api' do
       end
     end
 
+    context "with memcached servers" do
+      before do
+        params.merge!({
+          :memcached_servers => '1.1.1.1:11211',
+        })
+      end
+      it 'configures auth_uri but deprecates old auth settings' do
+        is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('keystone_authtoken/memcached_servers').with_value('1.1.1.1:11211');
+      end
+    end
+
     context "with deprecated keystone auth_uri" do
       before do
         params.merge!({